feminism before the progressive era
What social movement were women largely involved in before the progressive era?
prohibition
amendment that gave women the right to vote
19th
less regulation on business
the first _________ comes from the 1920s, examples are babe ruth or Charles lindbergh
celebrities
Why did women who favored prohibition want the right to vote?
because they felt men would not vote for prohibition laws
what year was the 19th amendment ratified?
1920
the "big 3" are all.....
car manufacturers
____________ (city) became the capital of African American culture
The name of the group of women that formed together to accomplish prohibition
Christian Temperance Union
first woman in congress
janet rankin
labor-saving devices gave americans more time for...
leisure
newly "liberated" women with short hair were known as....
flappers
washing machines and other devices developed (primarily for women) are examples of...
labor saving devices
what was the nativist argument for womens' suffrage?
if immigrants can vote, native-born women should be allowed to
why did the American economy grow rapidly in the 1920s?
less regulation on business
true or false: all americans became wealthy during the 1920s
false
Florence Kelley was the head of....
national consumers league
leader of National Womens' Party?
Alice Paul
Charles Lindbergh was the first to...
fly across the atlantic ocean
after WWI, when the government ended support for _______, they became poor and often lived in poverty
farmers